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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The combined Belmullet and Foxford Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009 at an estimated cost of €21.42m. My Department has approved Mayo County Council's Preliminary Reports for the scheme. The Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare Tender Documents for the waste water...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. National waste statistics for all waste streams are published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the most recent National Waste Report being in respect of the year 2006. This report is available on the Agency's website: www.epa.ie The Programme for Government clearly sets out the approach to waste management that will be...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Under the Waste Management Acts statutory responsibility for the making of regional waste management plans, which includes determinations in regard to the waste management infrastructure appropriate to each region, rests with the local authority (or local authorities) concerned and my Department has no function in this regard. The proposed development in question is by a private company and...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (19 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government clearly sets out the approach to waste management that will be reflected in national policy in the years ahead. It is firmly grounded in a continuing commitment to the waste hierarchy with a renewed drive towards the achievement of international best practice in the reduction, re-use and recycling of our waste. This, coupled with an increasing emphasis on...

Written Answers — Electoral Boundaries: Electoral Boundaries (19 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: On 30 January 2008, the Government approved the drafting of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008 which will provide for the revision of Dáil and European Parliament constituencies in accordance with the recommendations of the report of the Constituency Commission which was presented to the Ceann Comhairle in October 2007. The Bill will also provide for the establishment of future Constituency...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: As was indicated in the debate on the recently enacted Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008, the rates under the CO2 system were determined on a revenue neutral basis so as not to undermine the monies available to the Local Government Fund. In addition, it was pointed out that retrospection would not be practicable, as the CO2 data for the car fleet had not been authenticated for...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 457 of 29 April, 2008 in relation to recent correspondence from the club in question. My Department has been in contact with the club and Limerick County Council and received a copy of an Archaeological Assessment for Carnane, Fedamore, Co. Limerick from Limerick County Council on 9 June. The report is being examined by my Department to assess any...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 to 394, inclusive, together. Human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Governments and central to our foreign policy. Together with our EU partners, the Government monitors the human rights situation in many countries, on the basis of information obtained from a variety of sources including non-governmental organisations. Where...

Written Answers — Serviced Land Initiative: Serviced Land Initiative (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Under the Planning Acts 2000-2006, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables a planning authority to grant a planning permission subject to or without conditions as appropriate. Section 34(4)(c) of the Act provides that the planning authority can make a...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: My Department funds a scheme of grants for the conservation of protected structures, which is administered by local authorities. A total of 603 projects were funded from the scheme in 2007. Almost €7m has been provided for the scheme this year, an increase of 17% on the amount spent last year. The purpose of the scheme is to assist owners or occupiers of structures of architectural...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The number of hybrid engine motor cars on the national vehicle file on or before 31 December 2007 is 2,304. My Department does not have information on emissions reductions specifically arising from the use of these hybrid engine motor vehicles. However a combined annual saving of 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide is attributed to the rebalancing of motor tax and vehicle registration tax and...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Subject to this primary requirement, the person's citizenship then determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish citizens who are registered to vote may vote at all...

Written Answers — Building Inspections: Building Inspections (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: My Department does not employ Building Energy Rating Assessors. The Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme was established under the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2006. Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), which operates under the aegis of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has been designated as the Issuing Authority with...

Written Answers — Designated Areas: Designated Areas (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Under the Designated Bog Compensation Scheme an incentive bonus may be payable to a vendor who was, at 1 July 2004, the registered owner of the property in sale. The vendor in this case was not the registered owner at that date and is therefore not entitled to the bonus under the terms of the scheme.

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: One raised bog in Co. Kerry — Moanveanagh — was nominated for designation as a Special Area of Conservation in 2002. Details can be found on my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service website at http://www.npws.ie/en/SAC/002351/.

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of person who are entered in the register of electors. The Electoral Act 1992 provides for postal...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Section 154(3)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 confers a general power on planning authorities to serve an enforcement notice not only on the person carrying out the relevant development but, where the authority considers it necessary, on the owner or occupier of the land concerned or any other person who in the opinion of the authority may be concerned with the matters to which...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Planning authorities may, when granting planning permission for quarries, attach appropriate conditions to such permissions. My Department's Guidelines to Planning Authorities on Quarrying and Ancillary Activities, issued in April 2004, offer guidance to planning authorities on planning for the quarrying industry, both in their development plans and in determining individual applications for...

Written Answers — Purchase of Lands: Purchase of Lands (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I understand that contracts were returned on 5 June in this matter and they are now being prepared for execution.